Dear FF Diary,
I've been taking Meridia on and off. The side effects are minimal, I must admit, but it definitely makes me thirsty and constipated. Weird combination, actually, something I never had to deal with before.
But I've now decided to take it on days when I feel I need for the crutch.
This morning I weighed 195.5.
Yes, I continue to lose weight. It's a slow process, and I think the Meridia is really only stopping my
hunger, rather than actually promoting any
weight loss. I was keeping good track of my calorie intake and I was definitely less than 2000
calories a day, and clearly having a deficit --
weight loss city, here I come.
An excellent friend of mine is visiting from a far away land, so I have to admit that for the last week, I have been shamelessly hitting the 2000 calorie mark or higher. But I am still keeping track.
Meridia hasn't helped -- I'm also PMS-y and somehow, I have developed and incredible
hunger that even the drug won't push down. I'm feeling better already -- friend is off in another city for another 24 hours, and I've been eating at home again.
It definitely makes a difference when you eat a home -- you can control portion sizes much better and know EXACTLY what you're eating.
Back to the grindstone, and honestly, I don't mind it at all. I do tire of eating out, and having eaten so much, I kind of feel like I could do with a fast. I'm not a fan of them, but I feel like I have so much food stored up, that I could handle one easily.
Hee hee hee hee!
Deer is also losing weight, but at our last weigh-in he was beating me. He had already lost 12.5 lbs. Damn you men and your muscles and fast metabolism!
But, I won't be ungrateful for the six
pounds. They have been hard earned. And hopefully, this means that they will stay off.
Three weeks, six
pounds. That's healthy.
I'll continue on my path. My friend will be visiting for one more day and off he'll go, and back to the eating at home I will go. And to the
gym.
I've been doing physical therapy for my knee and it's gotten so much stronger. I haven't been to the
gym yet, despite my good intentions. The
diet part has been working, which has de-motivated me from going. But I know I should. The elliptical and the bike are good
exercises for my knee and I need to keep using
weights in order to keep the strength I'm acquiring now. I think my injury last year came from getting weaker and weaker and not realizing I was losing that strength.
So, Meridia isn't evil. But then again, I'm only taking it maybe twice a week. Deer thinks it's stupid, that it's over time that I will see the difference. But I really hate feeling constipated.
I will mention this to my doctor when I see him next week.
Over and out. I'm still in the game.
Love,
WineDeer
